by Just Plain Bob
This is a decent part 1 of the story. Where the rest of it? I can only give u 2 points for half a story.
It's always the job. Man works too hard, woman sleeps with her boss. Marriage self-destructs. Then we wonder, was it worth the extra five bucks an hour?
Enjoyable short read, concise and to the point , no history and what happened next scenario, a simple actions and consequences story: just enough for Anonymous, who cannot differentiate between FICTION and FACTUAL, to have his/her usual gripe
desecration- Your comment can be taken, one of two ways. If you are insinuating that she was justified in cheating, because he was working hard to make a life for them, I disagree. Go around and ask 20 to 30 something single women, how many guys are out there, marriage material, who have a good job, and a work ethic? Not too many.
If you insinuate she was sleeping with the boss for more money, that is also a myth, in today’s world. HR departments closely control the pay scales, and amount of raises an individual can get. Sleeping with the boss, is usually something women do because they are enamored with his power, and personal wealth. Maybe he spends HIS money on her. Maybe she thinks, she could “ trade up”. If he recommends her for a promotion, it will be more work, and responsibility. If she is unqualified, it will weigh the company, and her boss down. A lot of companies have morals policies in place. I will guarantee you, they could care less about who is screwing who. It’s all about protecting themselves, when it comes to light. It also gives them a way to remove anyone who gets promoted, or keeps their job due to their work between the sheets. Usually, these people are a drag on morale, and do not contribute like the rest of the staff. If the boss was serious about continuing their relationship, the first move would be to get them out of the company, or at least his department. That, is reality.
Forgot the bad day part - where he finds out that he has a couple of diseases that she got from the scumbag...
What of the description didn't you people understand? It says: "A flash story about cheating and consequences." A flash story, also known as flash fiction, "is a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development." - Wikipedia
So there is no need to finish the damn story. Nor is it too short.
I liked the fact that she and her lover got fired. I wish there would have been more destruction for both of them, like jail time. Like being sued by the company they worked for for lying. I don't want to give up on this author yet until I read a few more stories. I felt it should be longer, but the author did say it was a Flash story, so I can't complain on how long it was.
Too bad the boss fired Terri... that will probably mean Rob will have to pay her more alimony.
After The first 10 or so of your story list I only have one question why don’t you ever finish the story
4 Stars as the wife should have kept her job. . But I would have made sure that her lover's wife knew about it also.
Do you ever write an average story? No! Always great reading. I see some comments from Annoymous with JPB tagged at their end. Hoping someone isn’t doing you wrong